Scavenger hunt in United States

Explore the great American cities in a playful way. These experiences and challenges lead you past iconic skylines, world-famous monuments and the lively streets of metropolises across the United States.

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Trivia: Liberty Bell crack

The Liberty Bell is famous for its crack. According to legend, what was the bell tolling when it cracked the final time? (One word: a person's name.)

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Trivia: Liberty Bridge opened

The curved Liberty Bridge was built over Falls Park after the city removed an old road bridge that hid the waterfall. In what year did it open?

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Trivia: Lincoln Memorial year

The Lincoln Memorial was officially dedicated in what year?

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Trivia: Live Music Capital

Austin officially trademarked the slogan "Live Music Capital of the World" in what year?

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Trivia: Louisville named after

Louisville was founded in 1778 and named in honour of a French king who supported the American Revolution. Which King Louis was it named for?

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Trivia: meaning of Boise

French-Canadian fur trappers named the tree-lined valley "la rivière boisée". In English, what does "boisée" mean (the quality that gave Boise its "City of Trees" nickname)?

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Trivia: Mile high elevation

Denver is nicknamed the Mile High City. Exactly how many feet above sea level is one mile?

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Trivia: Mission founded

Mission Santa Barbara, the tenth of the California missions, was founded by Spanish Franciscans on the feast of Saint Barbara. In what year was it founded?

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Trivia: Music City nickname

Nashville is officially called Music City. Around what decade did the nickname stick (just the decade is fine)?

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Trivia: named after

Galveston and its bay are named after a Spanish colonial governor, Bernardo de Gálvez. What surname does the city carry from him?

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Trivia: Pabst Brewing founded

Pabst Brewing Company, one of Milwaukee's historic breweries, was founded as Best & Company in what year (within 5)?

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Trivia: Peabody ducks since

The Peabody Hotel's duck tradition began in what decade (the year a manager left his decoys in the fountain as a joke)? Give the year, within two.

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Trivia: Pearl Harbor attack

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the US into World War II occurred on December 7 of what year?

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Trivia: Penn city founder

Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by which Quaker (last name)?

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Trivia: Pike Place year

Pike Place Market is one of the oldest continuously operating farmers markets in the United States. In what year did it open?

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Trivia: Pilot Butte

Pilot Butte rises right inside Bend and makes the city one of the few in the continental US with one of these within its limits. What kind of geological feature is Pilot Butte (an extinct one)?

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Trivia: Portland nickname

Portland Oregon has many nicknames. Which one refers to its garden heritage (two words)?

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Trivia: Powell's superlative

Powell's City of Books in Portland is the world's largest independent what (one word)?

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Trivia: Providence founded

Roger Williams founded Providence after fleeing the Massachusetts Bay Colony in search of religious freedom. In what year?

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Trivia: Rainbow Row repainted

In what year did Dorothy Porcher Legge start painting the first Rainbow Row houses pink (the beginning of the now-famous pastel scheme)?

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Trivia: Richmond founded

Richmond was laid out by planter William Byrd II and named after a town near London because the bend in the James River reminded him of it. In what year was the town founded?

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Trivia: Richmond rapids

Richmond is one of very few major US cities with whitewater rapids flowing right through downtown. Which river produces them?

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Trivia: San Miguel built

San Miguel Mission is widely cited as the oldest church in the continental United States. In what year was it originally built?

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Trivia: Savannah squares remaining

Savannah was originally planned with 22 squares. How many of the original squares remain today?

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